After watching Apple’s presentation and reviewing the company’s website…
Tag: GPS
AmNav sues Apple for using a GPS-based Maps application on their iOS devices
American Navigation Systems, Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit…
Google wants to use your smartphone to track your visits to retail stores
For Google to conduct this passive location tracking…
Apple’s next move revealed?
Apple is a silicon powerhouse…
New details about Apple M7 motion co-processor reveal impressive power efficiency
When the iPhone 5s launched with the M7 motion coprocessor on September 20…
Students spoof GPS signals to send mega yacht off course (with video)
Some University of Texas students led by professor Todd Humphreys…
Make a U-turn if possible: 63% of drivers say GPS got them lost
The majority of U.S. drivers who have used GPS technology…
150-foot wide asteroid to pass close by Earth today at 2:24pm EST/1924 GMT; communications satellites likely safe
A newly discovered asteroid about half the size of a football field…
Apple: We’ll take the in-vehicle GPS market now, thanks
This has significant implications for the entire in-car GPS market. And by implications, I mean casualties…
TomTom shares surge on Apple deal
Shares in Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV have surged on news…
Russia scraps 5% import tax on Apple’s iPad after reclassifying it as a computer
Russia scrapped a 5 percent import duty on Apple Inc.’s iPad…
Microsoft patents ‘avoid ghetto’ feature for GPS devices
Microsoft has been granted a patent for its ‘avoid ghetto’ feature for GPS devices…
Home invasion suspects nabbed with help of Apple iPhone
A police officer with the University of Illinois at Chicago used an Apple iPhone app to help…
Apple sneaks in GLONASS location support on iPhone 4S
Apple has added support for GLONASS in addition to GPS in iPhone 4S…
Steve Jobs on iOS location tracking: We don’t track anyone, but Droid does
There has obviously been a lot of discussion about last week’s disclosure…
Android phones regularly transmit location data to Google ‘at least several times an hour’
An HTC Android phone collected its location every few seconds and transmitted the data to Google at least several times an hour…
House Democrat questions legality of Apple’s iPhone, iPad location tracking
Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., questioned whether the practice may be illegal…
‘untrackerd’ jailbreak utility blocks iOS from storing recorded iPhone location data
Noted jailbreak developer Ryan Petrich has released a new jailbreak-only…
Apple’s iPhone tracks everywhere you go; stores the info in secret file on the device
Security researchers have discovered that Apple’s iPhone keeps track of where you go…
